Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-21
EPISCOPAL CoUNC1L.
THIRD DAYS PRoCEEDINGs.-E SEES.
SION

read the report of the committee on clerical
sunnort in the absence of its chairman. Out
of one hundred and thirty five reports from
the treasurers of parishes, ninety -one
churches have paid their obligations 10 their
ministers in full, eight more than they pro-
missed. while twenty. eight are delinquent:
Ninety parishes have rectories. The total
amount of salary paid ia 1903 Go, amount
nromised, SIC, 455 SO. The balance between
these amounts makes deficit OF 2 80 per
cent. which is on the whole encouraging, IN
consideration Of the embarrassment in iinan-
cial matters throughout the State. The
committee on the cost of printing the jour-
nal recommended that it be reduced in size,
by tabulatiDg and emitting certain reports;
This was defeated by the action ofthe council
on q substitute of Judge Shelley that it be
published as heretofore and circulated Tree
~ throughout the diocese.
Rev. w. II. Roberts, OF Culpeper, offered
resolution that, "As many mischiev'
Gus and unsound books are used in Sunday
schools, a committee Of three be appointed
by the Council to report at its next session,
the best books for instructing our Sunday
school scholars in the Bible and Church Cat
echism.n This was adopted.
DR.. Grammer next read the report OF the
committee on the state Of the Church.
There appears 10 be little change from what
il was when last reported. 1t urged upon
communicates the importance of home re-
ligion and the spiritual life, and congratu
lated the diocese on its freedom from dis
turbing elements and novel practices intro
duced elsewhere. Discussion followed on
this report
DR.. Gibson moved that provision for Sun
day school reports omitted last year from
the journal he renstated. Adopted.
Council adjourned till 10 o'clock Saturday
morning.
Divine service was held at o'clock in ST..
Paul's Church. Evening Prayer was reed
by the Rev. Mr.. Derby, of Lancaster coun-
ty, and the sermon was preached by the
Rev. A. S. Johns, of Middleburg, from
Psalm 1926, "He shall cry unto me, Thou
art my Father, my God, aud the Rock OF
my Salvation"
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The Council opened as usual with divine
service. Morning prayer was read By the
Rev. c. R. Hams, D. D., of Petersburg and
the sermon preached by the Rev. w. T.
Roberts, of Culpeper, from Romans Is.
verse 80
The session for business commenced at
lbs a. M, Bishop Whittle in the chair.
The minutes of TIE previous day were read
ard approved DR.. o. A. Kinsolving offer
cd the report of the committee on new par
ishes. II recommended that the church at
Little Georgetown, Fauquier county, and
st. Peters Church, Norfolk, DE admitted as
| new parishes also that the petition from
Greenwood parish, Albemarle county, for
defining its motes and bounds be granted.
The petition of st. Mary's Goochland, con
corning its boundaries was Withdrawn.
Rev. o. S. Barten read the report of the
committee on Sunday schools. There
are 10 ,S27 white scholars, ., l49 colored, and
135 Indians total, Is Ill, teachers ,643 Of
feripgs 81. 9l937 Compared with the re.
port of last year there ia an increase ofabout
! 500 children and 26 teachers The usual
vote of thanks, on motion Of Rev. A. 5.
Johns, was unanimously passed to the peo-
pie of Alexandria for their kind and abound
ing hospitality. Mr.. Roswell Page, in the
absence of DR.. Dame. Of Danyille, offered
the following resolution:
"Whereas, since the adoption of the con
stitution of the Church in the United States,
the number OF Dioceses has so greatly in.
creased rs TO make the membership
of the House Of Clerical and Lay Dep.
utes too large for the proper consider
alton of the matters coming before them
in the time usually occupied for the meeting
of the General Convention, and whereas the
representation therein Of an equal number
from each diocese, is not, in our Judgment,
just and equitable. being the same for dio.
cese Of 500, as for $4,000 communicate,
Resolved, That our deputies to the next
General Convention be, arc they hereby
1 oil Nd cd Ia hripn 10
matter TO the notice of that body, and ask
the organization of the house of clerical and
lay deputies may be so far constitutionally
changed, as to make representation therein
be dependent on the number of the commu-
nicants in the Diocese, allowing for each or
ganized Diocese, one clerical and one lay
delegate, and one additional clerical and
one additional lay deputy for each succeed.
ing 10, 900 communicates
Resolved, further, That our delegates be,
and hereby are, requested and instructed to
present before that body the earnest appeal
of this Diocese, not TO legislate any further
on the name.of our church, that while We
might not have chosen the name in the be-
ginning, we now hold it, and expect ever 10
remain connected with the Protestant Epis
/ copal Church, and earnestly urge the mem.
bers not TO be guilty of the schism, Of which
we think they would be guilty, by going
out from us and our known principles as the
great power, protesting against an error
whether. coming from Rome, or other schis-
matte parties or churches" Referred to
committee appointed by the Bishop on
change Of name to be published thirty days
before next Council. A resolution was then
offered by Rev. DR.. Dashiell, that this Coun-
Gil take occasion to express its great pleasure
in having at its session our venerated
brother, Rev. George A. Smith, the senior
presbyter of the diocese, and the first alum.
nus of our Theological Seminary. Unani-
inously adopted. Judge Hugh ehefiey read
the report of the committee on finance.
! The amount of available fund is so, SS903,
and the debt 81 ,42l.49. 1t is expected that
the debt of the diocese will be considerably
reduced during the year. 1t WAS recon.
mended that an endowment fund be estab.